Hammond

Population: 20,790
Median household income: $41,222
Median home value: $219,400

Hammond, a community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, has 20,790 residents. Its median household income of $41,222 runs below the Tangipahoa Parish figure of $57,256.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hammond's population held roughly steady from 20,668 to 20,790, while its median home value rose 37.7% from $159,300 to $219,400.

77.4% of workers drive to work alone. 58.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,790
Median age: 26.4 yrs
Median household income: $41,222
Median home value: $219,400
Median gross rent: $932
Housing units: 8,703
Homeownership rate: 48.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,66820,790

Median household income

$36,921$41,222

Median home value

$159,300$219,400

Median gross rent

$796$932

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,668	$36,921	$159,300	$796
2020	20,557	$31,250	$174,400	$803
2021	19,374	$37,302	$174,400	$842
2022	20,239	$42,049	$203,500	$899
2023	20,790	$41,222	$219,400	$932

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 2424.4%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 546.3%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,562	7.5%
5 to 17	3,189	15.3%
18 to 24	5,065	24.4%
25 to 34	2,902	14.0%
35 to 44	2,471	11.9%
45 to 54	1,314	6.3%
55 to 64	1,742	8.4%
65 to 74	1,518	7.3%
75 and over	1,027	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,352	49.8%
Black or African American	9,163	44.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	183	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	130	0.6%
Two or more races	278	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	678	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate24.3%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree19.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,552	14.1%
High school graduate	2,664	24.3%
Some college or associate's	3,400	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,184	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,174	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,707	77.4%
Carpooled	941	10.9%
Public transit	9	0.1%
Walked	425	4.9%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	569	6.6%
Other means	11	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,399	54.3%
15 to 29 min	1,594	19.7%
30 to 44 min	697	8.6%
45 to 59 min	619	7.6%
60+ min	786	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 34.9% (6,216 of 17,788)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,867	56.1%
Nonfamily households	3,023	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,890	79.2%
Vacant	1,813	20.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,304	48.0%
Renter-occupied	3,586	52.0%

1-unit, detached58.3%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units13.7%

5 to 19 units15.3%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,075	58.3%
1-unit, attached	141	1.6%
2 to 4 units	1,195	13.7%
5 to 19 units	1,334	15.3%
20 or more units	432	5.0%
Mobile home & other	526	6.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2232755
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.5056, -90.4565